“Famous Blue Raincoat”, its composer, Leonard Cohen, says, reflects on the “tyranny” of possession – of the kind that enslaves us as women and men. <br /> <br />It's territory covered here by musician Allison Crowe. (Crowe's previously celebrated the Cohen songbook via renowned interpretations of “Hallelujah”, “Joan of Arc” and other tunes from the master songsmith.) <br /> <br />Impressionistic visual accompaniment comes via film scenes from “The Blue Angel” (“Der blaue Engel” first released in Europe in 1930 saw its full North American release the following year.) <br /> <br />This choral rendition of the Leonard Cohen classic is the first of two versions recorded by Allison Crowe for her album “Heavy Graces”.
